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SCHOTLAND: Accelerate Compassionate Release Programs in Prisons

SCHOTLAND: Accelerate Compassionate Release Programs in Prisons

By Sara Schotland December 4, 2020

Today’s prisons are breeding grounds for COVID-19. There are many reasons: crowded dormitories; shared lavatories; limited sanitation, medical and isolation resources; daily entry and exit of inmates...

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Liberal Arts Education Counteracts Authoritarianism in Universities and Politics, GU Report Says

By Daya Benami Narasimhan October 2, 2020

Postsecondary education can have a crucial role in suppressing authoritarian tendencies, particularly in the United States, according to a report published by a nonprofit research and policy institute...

FILE PHOTO: NATALIE ISÉ | THE HOYA Located in the Intercultural Center, the Womens and Gender Studies program only has two full-time professors. None of the 12 faculty members are tenure-lined.

Academic Programs Lack Resources, Create Instability

By Simon Goldsmith October 11, 2019

Students often depend on the mentorship and guidance of a close faculty adviser as they explore complex topics for their senior thesis. For some students, this long and stressful year of research and writing...

KIKI SCHMALFUS/THE HOYA | The shuttered UPS in Poulton Hall will be fully incorporated into the Center for Social Justices office and meeting space.

CSJ Renovations to Grow Office and Meeting Space

By Katrina Schmidt September 13, 2019

Extensive renovations to the Center for Social Justice Research, Teaching and Service’s home in Poulton Hall will be completed in October, providing expanded space for CSJ programs and staff.  Once...

VIEWPOINT: Learning to Dig Deeper

By Orunima Chakraborti September 7, 2017

Last spring, I took “Introduction to Justice and Peace Studies,” a course that was informative beyond my expectations. As we moved beyond theory and examined institutions and movements ranging from...

College Embraces New Programs

By Jack Segelstein February 23, 2016

In recent years, the College has introduced a number of majors and minors in response to student interest, but many academic departments find themselves unable to accommodate the growing demand. Administrators...

JUPS Major Wins Approval

By Molly Simio February 28, 2014

Georgetown College approved justice and peace studies as an official major Tuesday, after a yearlong campaign by the program’s students. “We see our transition into a justice and peace studies major...

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